Phong Saly

Phong Saly, officially known as Phongsaly Province, is the northernmost region of Laos, bordering China and Vietnam to the north and east, respectively. Due to its location next to Yunnan, its culture was heavily influenced by China. The region was bombed by the United States during the Vietnam War/Laotian Civil War from 1965 to 1973, as it was controlled by the Pathet Lao communists. In March 2005, it had a population of 199,900 people.